Unit 6 Flashcards
1
Q
kidneys
A
removes waste from blood
2
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
3
Q
ren/o
A
kidney
4
Q
renal pelvis
A
collects urine and passes to ureter
5
Q
pyel/o
A
renal pelvis
6
Q
ureter
A
carries urine from kidneys to bladder
7
Q
ureter/o
A
ureter
8
Q
bladder
A
hollow organ that holds urine
9
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder
10
Q
vesic/o
A
bladder
11
Q
urethra
A
passes urine from bladder to outside the body
12
Q
urethr/o
A
urethra
13
Q
urine
A
liquid waste produced by the kidneys
14
Q
urin/o
A
urine
15
Q
ur/o
A
urine
16
Q
-uria
A
urine
17
Q
albumin
A
type of protein
18
Q
albumin/o
A
albumin
19
Q
sugar
A
glucose; in urine sign of diabetes
20
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
21
Q
glycos/o
A
sugar
22
Q
stones
A
form in the kidney and travel through urinary system
23
Q
lith/o
A
stones
24
Q
calculus
A
stones
25
calculi
stones
26
waste product
physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders
27
urea
waste product
28
UA/ua
urinalysis
29
KUB
kidneys-
ureter-
bladder-
30
IVP
intravenous pyelogram (a special x-ray exam of the kidney, bladder, and ureters)
31
-gram
record, image
32
cath
catheter/catheterization
33
catheter
a flexible tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine
34
ARF
acute renal failure (sudden kidney failure)
35
CRF
chronic renal failure (loss of kidney function slowly over time)
36
UTI
urinary tract infection (bacterial infection of bladder or urethra)
37
BUN
blood urea nitrogen (test done to see how well kidneys are working)
38
micturition
urination, excretion of urine from the body
39
voiding
urination, excretion of urine from the body
40
incontinence
involuntary urination
41
enuresis
involuntary urination
42
olig/o
scanty; few; very little
43
oliguria
very little urine produced or excreted
44
cystolithotomy
surgical incision to remove stone from the bladder
45
noct/i
night
46
nocturia
excessive urination at night
47
uremia
blood in the urine
48
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, floating
49
nephroptosis
drooping, sagging, "floating" of the kidneys
50
-pexy
surgical fixation
51
nephropexy
surgical fixation of a floating kidney
52
-tripsy
surgical crushing
53
nephrolithotripsy
surgical crushing of a stone in the kidney
54
hemodialysis
breaking down of blood
55
hem/o
blood
56
dia
through
57
lysis
breaking down; destruction
58
-rrhaphy
suturing (stitching)
59
diuretic
agent that increases the amount of urine
60
sepsis
infection that spreads through the bloodstream
61
septic
pertaining to sepsis
